Tag: edit
-
So You #NaNoWriMo’d. Now What?
#NaNoWriMo is over! So, now what? Here are five tips on next steps that I can offer you as a published author, editor, publisher, and writing coach.
-
#writereditorproblems
I make the majority of my living on proofreading and copyediting books for major publishers on a freelance basis. This leaves me with many #writereditorproblems. Case in point: I just finished proofreading a novel that I found utterly repugnant, and I need to relieve some pressure.
-
HIRE ME TO COPYEDIT YOUR DAMN BOOK
Ok, friends. Let’s have some real talk, shall we? I’m a publishing professional. I’ve worked in various parts of the publishing industry, performing various tasks, since I was in undergrad. I know my way around the writing process, the publishing process, and, most importantly for my purposes here, the editing process. I’ve long harbored a…
-
Need Cash, Will Copyedit
I wrote a book review recently that was less of a review and more of an appeal to people who love books to please abide by professional book-publishing standards before publishing books. It happens so often these days: everyone has a book in them, as the saying goes, and it’s easier than ever to go…
-
Real-World Sex is ALIVE, News, and a Request
Yesterday, at my 9 – 5 gig, the internet went out. And our work e-mail, too. All I had was my phone, but I had to pretend like I WASN’T on my phone because that’s an office no-no. It was weird, you guys. I found stuff to keep me busy but it was like we…